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Operating responsibly and ethically to leave a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

Vedanta Sustainability Policies

Vedanta Safety Standards (VSS)

Technical Standards

Tailing Dam Standards

Environment Standards

Social Performance Standards

Management Standards

Guidance Note

Description	Date	Format
Health & Safety	Jul 27, 2023
Energy & Carbon	Jul 27, 2023
Water Management	Jul 27, 2023
Biodiversity	Jul 27, 2023
Social Performance	Jul 27, 2023
Human Rights	Jul 27, 2023
Supplier Sustainability Management	Jul 27, 2023
Environmental Policy	Jul 27, 2023
Tailings Management	Jul 27, 2023

Description	Date	Format
VSS1 - Work at Height	Jan 2021
VSS2 - Isolation standard
VSS3 - Electrical Safety
VSS4 - Confined Space Entry
VSS5 - Vehicle and Driving
VSS6 - Ground Control
VSS7 - Cranes and Lifting	Jul 2022
VSS8 - Machine Guarding	Jan 2021
VSS9 - Pit Stockpile and Waste dump stability	Jan 2021
VSS10 - Molten Metal
VSS11 - Excavation Safety	Oct 2019
VSS12 - Rail Safety	Jan 2021
VSS13 - Emergency response Fire prevention and Management	Jan 2021
VSS14 - Blasting and Explosives	Jan 2021
VSS15 - Inflow and Inundation of liquids	Jan 2021
VSS16 - Shaft and Hoisting	Jan 2021
VSS17 - Lifts Safety Standard	Mar 2022

Description	Date	Format
TS1 - Cultural Heritage	Jan 30, 2021
TS2 - Employee Consultation & Participation	Jan 30, 2021
TS3 - Land and Resettlement Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS5 - Stakeholder Engagement	Jan 30, 2021
TS6 - Supplier & Contractor Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS9 - Resource Use and Waste Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS10 - Safety Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS11 - Environmental Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS12 - Occupational Health Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS13 - Emergecy & Crisis Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS15 - Security Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS16 - Energy and Carbon Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS17 - Site Closure	Jan 30, 2021
TS18 - Transportation & Logistics	Jan 30, 2021
TS19 - Social Investment Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS20 - HIV/AIDS Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS23 - Contaminated Site

Description	Format
Tailing Management Standard - Jan17
Annexure 1 - GIIP in Tailing Dam Siting
Annexure 2 - Geotechnical Investigation
Annexure 3 - Roles and responsibilty of Engineer of Record
Annexure 4 - Construction
Annexure 5 - Tailings Storage Facility Management Plan
Annexure 6 - Internal Audit Checklist / Format

Description	Format
Acid Rock Drainage Standard
Energy and Carbon Management Standard
ESIA Standard
Waste Management Standard
Water Management Standard

Description	Format
External Stakeholder Engagement
Grievance Mechanisms

Description	Date	Format
MS1 - Leadership, Responsibility and Resources	Jan 30, 2021
MS2 - Stakeholder Materiality and Risk Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS3 - New Projects, Planning Processes and Site Closure	Jan 30, 2021
MS4 - Compliance and Other Requirements	Jan 30, 2021
MS5 - Objectives, Targets, and Performance Improvement	Jan 30, 2021
MS6 - Competency, Training and Awareness	Jan 30, 2021
MS7 - Management of Change	Jan 30, 2021
MS8 - Acquisitions, Divestment, and Joint Ventures Due Diligence	Jan 30, 2021
MS9 - Documentation & Records Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS10 - Performance Monitoring, Data Management, and Reporting	Jan 30, 2021
MS11 - Incident Reporting, Classification and Investigation	Jul 06, 2021
MS12 - Auditing and Assurance	Jan 30, 2021
MS13 - Corrective and Preventive Management Action Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS14 - Management Review & Continual Improvement	Jan 30, 2021

Description	Date	Format
GN00 - Indigenous Peoples/ Vulnerable Tribal Groups
GN01 - Incident Investigation	Jun 10, 2016
GN05 - Tailing Management Facilities	Jul 24, 2019
GN15 - Containment site management	Aug 25, 2017
GN17 - Cranes and Lifting Guidance
GN19 - Scaffolding Safety	Apr 25, 2019
GN24 - Underground Electrical safety
GN25 - Excavation
GN26 - Underground Emergency response Fire prevention and management
GN29 - Explosives and Blasting
GN30 - Hoisting and Shaft Management
GN32 - Prevention of Inrush
GN40 - External Stakeholder Engagement
GN41 - Grievance Mechanisms

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